 Recording grand piano with Schoeps MK21s......
Hi guys,
my question is about one of the most demanding acoustic instrument for the recording engineer: classical grand piano.
I'm a pianist and I wanted to record my live recitals, so I began with Rode NT4, then upgraded to Neumann KM183s and finally to Schoeps CMC5 with MK21 stereo matched (I choose MK21 over MK2 because of non stellar acoustic venues where I play).
I use a Traveler as preamp (I also have a Mackie 1202 VLZ Pro) and A/D converter, recording at 96 Khz/24 bit.
So far I must say I'm not completely satisfied with my MK21 configuration.
Probably it's my fault as I'm not an engineer, but while I can hear with Schoeps so much more detail in the sound, the recording result is very bi-dimensional and with poor dynamics. Very definite but sterile and with a sort of veiled sound on certain frequencies.
I know MK21s have very good reputation on this forum also as piano mics, but how do you guys position them?
I tried ORTF, NOS and A/B 1.5/3m from the piano and 1.5/2m high.
Any experience or suggestion to improve my recordings?
Many thanks |